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50 Cards in this Set
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish
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defiance
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opposition; willingness to resist
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defrock
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strip a priest or minister of church authority
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defunct
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dead; no longer in use or existence
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degenerate
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become worse; deteriorate
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deign (to)
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condescend; stoop
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deleterious
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harmful
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delineate
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portray; depict; sketch
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demean
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to lower in difnity, honor, standing- (debase)
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demeanor
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behavior; bearing
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demur
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object (b/c of doubts, scruples); hesitate
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demure
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modest; reserved; coy
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deplore
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regret strongly; express grief over, penitent
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deprecate
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express disapproval of; protest against, criticize
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derelict
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abandoned; negligent
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derision
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ridicule; mockery
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derivative
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not original, secondary- something created by modification of something
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desecrate
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profane; violate the sanctity of
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desultory
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aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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deterrent
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something that discourages; hindrance
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devious
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roundabout; erratic; not straightforward
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didactic
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teaching; instructional
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diffident
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shy; lacking confidence; reserved
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diffuse
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wordy; rambling, garrulous
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dilettante
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aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler
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din
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continued loud noise
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dirge
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lament with music
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disavowal
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denial; disclaiming
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discerning
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mentally quick and observant; having insight
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disconcert
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confuse; upset; embarrass
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discord
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lack of concord or harmony between people/ things (argument, war)
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discrepancy
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lack of consistency; contradiction; difference
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discursive
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digressing; rambling
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disinterested
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unbiased, indifferent
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disparage
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to speak of or treat slightlingly, depreciate, belittle
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disparate
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basically diferent; unrelated
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disparity
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difference; condition of inequality
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dispassionate
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calm; impartial
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dispel
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scatter; cause to vanish
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disperse
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scatter
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disputatious
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argumentative; fond of arguing
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dissemble
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disguise; pretend
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disseminate
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distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
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dissertation
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formal essay
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dissident
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dissenting; rebellious
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dissuade
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persuade not to do; discourage
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divulge
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reveal
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dogmatic
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opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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downcast
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disheartened; sad
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draconian
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extremely severe
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